The number of inductees into the 2015 Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum’s Heritage Hall of Fame wasn’t as large as the first class, but you couldn’t tell by the number of people who showed up for the ceremony Saturday. As the organizers know, big names draw big families. “This is a house of love,” said Kim Ross Bush, board member and emcee. “This is a house that was built by the Gulf of Mexico, by the men, women and children who came here and plied the waters and built an industry that we will forever be known for.” Video, Read the rest here 16:54

NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s newest coastal mapping vessel, the Fredinand R. Hassler, commissioned in 2012, will be homeported at the Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex, Read More »

Nowhere on Long Island was Sandy’s impact greater than along the Atlantic coast from the western South Shore through the West End towns and beaches. http://www.newsday.com/sports/outdoors/fishing-community-hit-hard-by-hurricane-sandy-1.4179209 Read More »

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that low-interest disaster loans are now available to commercial anglers and other businesses affected by the continued closure, which stems Read More »